Aden (Somali: Aadan, Arabic: عَدَنْ, Hebrew: אדן) is an Arabic, Hebrew male name, used most commonly in Somalia. It can also be a surname.
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑːdɛn/ AH-den |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic, Somali, Hebrew |
Given name
edit- Aden Adde (1908–2007), Somali politician and first president of the Somali Republic
- Aden Isaq Ahmed (born 1923, unknown death date), Somali politician
- Aden Mohamed Ali (born 1939), Somali politician
- Aden Robleh Awaleh, (1941–2014), Djiboutian politician
- Aden Hashi Farah Ayro (died 2008), Somalian military commander
- Aden Baldwin (born 1997), English footballer
- Aden Chambers (born 1983), American wrestler
- Aden Charmakeh (born 1984), Djiboutian footballer
- Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (1908–2007), first president of Somalia
- Aden Duale (born 1969), Somali-Kenyan politician
- Aden Durde (born 1980), American football player and coach
- Aden Hashi Farah (died 2008), Somali military commander
- Aden Flint (born 1989), English football defender
- Aden Gillett (born 1958), British actor
- Aden Sh. Hassan, Djiboutian diplomat
- Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi (born 1978), Somali politician and author
- Aden Holloway (born 2004), American basketball player
- Aden Kirk (born 1992), English darts player
- Aden Madobe (born 1956), Somalian politician
- Aden Meinel (1922–2011), American astronomer
- Aden Abdullahi Nur (died 2002), Somali politician and military general
- Aden Ridgeway (born 1962), Australian politician
- Aden Farah Samatar (born 1943), Djiboutian songwriter, composer, poet, and singer
- Aden Saran-Sor, Somali warlord
- Aden Sugow, Kenyan politician
- Aden Tutton (born 1984), Australian volleyball player
- Aden Young (born 1972), Canadian-Australian actor
Fictional characters
edit- Aden Jefferies, a character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
Surname
edit- Amal Aden (born 1983), Somali-Norwegian writer
- Faisal Aden (born 1989), Somali basketball player
- Holger Aden (born 1965), German football forward
- Ibrahim Mohamed Aden (born 1972), Somali-American middle-distance runner
- Omar Hashi Aden (died 2009), Somali politician
- Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden (born c. 1946), Somali politician
Both
edit- Aden Ali Aden (born 1988), Qatari footballer
This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.